El Caballo

El Caballo

The Andalusian horse has a long and distinguished history as a riding horse of excellence. The first Spanish horses arrived in Australia in 1972 and were brought to the El Caballo Blanco complex at Wooroloo, Western Australia, by the late Mr Ray Williams. He imported the well known stallion Bodeguero and a number of mares, as the foundation of the 'Bodeguero Stud'. Many of the present day Andalusian (Spanish) horses in Australia trace back to Bodeguero and those first mares. El Caballo Resort was established in 1974 and the Dancing Horses were enjoyed by all who saw them. After many years absence, the Spanish Dancing Stallions have now returned to entertain with their amazing movements. Here are some scenes from the show which was performed under difficult conditions in rain and mud.

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1 El Caballo Resort Established by the late Ray Williams in 1974.	2 El Caballo Resort At Wooroloo,60 kms east of Perth.	3 Grand Entrance
4 Dolphin Water Feature	5 Dolphin Water Feature	6 Flowering Pot Plant Known as Friendship Tree, Jade Tree and Money Tree.
7 Flowers on succulent pot plant	8 Pink Flowers	9 Buggy in foyer
10 Water feature in foyer	11 Another view of the Buggy	12 Senorita
13 Spanish style architecture	14 Mural on wall	15 Courtyard near Arena
16 Mural on seating	17 Mural in detail	18 One wing of El Caballo Resort
19 Look at that Sky! Will the rain hold off until the Show is finished?	20 The Show Commences	21 Standing for Australian and Spanish National Anthems
22 Flying the Australian Flag	23 Youngest Andalusian Horse at El Caballo	24 Youngest Andalusian Horse at El Caballo
25 Youngest Andalusian Horse at El Caballo	26 Youngest Andalusian Horse at El Caballo	27 Youngest Andalusian Horse at El Caballo
28 Youngest Andalusian Horse at El Caballo	29 Youngest Andalusian Horse at El Caballo	30 Andalusian Dancing Horses
31 Andalusian Dancing Horses	32 Andalusian Dancing Horses	33 Andalusian Dancing Horses
34 Andalusian Dancing Horses	35 Andalusian Dancing Horses	36 Andalusian Dancing Horses
37 Andalusian Dancing Horses Performing in the rain.	38 Andalusian Dancing Horses	39 Andalusian Dancing Horses A curtsey to the audience.
40 A curtsey from this horse	41 Dan with Horse on muddy ground	42 Dan and Horse
43 Bowing to the crowd	44 Horse preforms	45 Horse does tricks
46 Jumping over the drums	47 Man and horse entertain the crowd	48 A curtsey to the crowd
49 Spanish Dancing Horse	50 Playing the Didgeridoo	51 Horse dances to sound of Didgeridoo
52 Horse dances to sound of Didgeridoo	53 Horse dances to sound of Didgeridoo	54 Horse dances to sound of Didgeridoo
55 Horse dances to sound of Didgeridoo	56 Horse dances to sound of Didgeridoo	57 Horse dances to sound of Didgeridoo
58 Dan riding two horses at once	59 Dan riding two horses at once	60 Dan riding two horses at once
61 Dan riding two horses at once	62 Dan riding two horses at once	63 Dan riding two horses at once
64 Dan with performing horse	65 Dan with performing horse	66 Dan with performing horse
67 Dan with performing horse Rolling in the mud.	68 Dancing Horses	69 Dancing Horses
70 Dancing Horses	71 Horses doing the Spanish Walk	72 Horses doing the Spanish Walk
73 Horses doing the Spanish Walk	74 Horses doing the Spanish Walk	75 Horses doing the Spanish Walk
76 Dan on Outback Arafura	77 Dan on Outback Arafura	78 Dan on Outback Arafura No saddle and no bridle!
79 Dan on Outback Arafura	80 Dan on Outback Arafura	81 Dan on Outback Arafura He did stand up but my timing was wrong.
82 Cracking Whips each side of Horse	83 Dan on Outback Arafura	84 Dan on Outback Arafura
85 Dan on Outback Arafura	86 Sheepdog is sitting on Horse	87 Sheepdog is rewarded
88 Sheepdog returns to gate	89 Horse rolls over	90 Trust between Man and Horse
91 Horse sits down Horse is muddy from when it rolled over.	92 Horse has got the Hat	93 Horse with the Hat
94 Horse carries the Hat	95 Horse runs away with the Hat	96 Spanish Dancing Horses
97 Spanish Dancing Horses	98 Spanish Dancing Horses	99 Spanish Dancing Horses
100 Spanish Dancing Horses	101 Bodeguero 5 A descendant of the well known Andalusian stallion 'Bodeguero'.	102 Spanish Dancing Horses
103 Spanish Dancing Horses	104 Spanish Dancing Horses	105 Spanish Dancing Horses
106 Spanish Dancing Horses	107 Spanish Dancing Horses	108 Spanish Dancing Horses
109 Spanish Dancing Horses	110 Dancing Horse	111 Spanish Dancing Horses
112 Spanish Dancing Horses	113 Spanish Dancing Horses	114 Spanish Dancing Horses
115 Spanish Dancing Horses	116 Dancing Horse	117 Spanish Dancing Horses
118 The show is over	119 The Arena is wet and muddy	120 The courtyard is wet
121 Coach is waiting to take us home